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Green is for Republicans, blue is for Libertarians, red is for Democrats, white
is for nonpartisans
Primary election voting in Clark County and the rest of
the state of Washington will be just a little bit different from the past 70
years because cross-over voting is no longer an option. Voters must select the
ballot of the party of their choice and use that one only for partisan
candidates. Ballots are color coded. The Republican ballot is green, the
Democratic ballot red, and the Libertarian ballot is blue.
The white ballot is for nonpartisan candidates and for
eight issues that will be decided in the Sept. 14 primary election. Although the
white ballot is included separately, it is also appended to each of the colored
ballots so that voters can do all of their voting on a single sheet of paper. In
some counties a single ballot containing all names and issues is being used, but
because Clark County provides voters with a voters’ pamphlet, voters will select
single ballots.
The county voters’ pamphlet has been mailed to county
voters, according to county Elections supervisor
Tim Likness.
Likness says that absentee ballots are expected to go
into the mail the middle of next week.
The ballots differ from the punch-card style in that they
are to be marked with pen or pencil.
The deadline to register to vote in the primary election
is Monday, Aug. 30.
Vancouver Business Journal, CREDC
saluting $500,000,000 worth of construction in past year
Over half a billion dollars worth of construction in
southern Washington will be recognized at a Blueprint for Growth Awards
reception, 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, in a 4th and Columbia Streets
warehouse building, south of the Hilton Hotel and convention center under
construction in downtown Vancouver.
The top 25 construction projects will be recognized at
the function, sponsored by the Vancouver
Business Journal and the Columbia River Economic Development Council. The
top five projects will receive trophies. Other projects will be recognized by
plaques.
Fifty-seven projects were submitted, according to the
business journal’s publisher, John McDonagh.
The building in which the reception is being held houses
a full-size model of a room which will be part of the 226-room Hilton Hotel. The
admission price of $25, includes wine, beer, nonalcoholic beverages, and hors d’
oeuvres catered by Applewood Northwest Cuisine and Catering. For reservations,
call Tena Walski,
695-2442.
Chalk on the walk highlights Uptown
Village Festival this weekend
The 11th annual Uptown Village Festival opens at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 21, with street painting. Street painters, from 13 years old and
up, will begin competition on Main Street between 24thand 25th Streets. Judging
begins at 3 p.m., and awards will be presented at 4 p.m. Registration is $5 in
advance, $10 Saturday, provided there is space left. Registration includes
chalk.
The festival continues until 8 p.m. Saturday, and runs
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22.
Attractions include a beer garden, live entertainment on
three stages, food booths, a parade, and a display of automobiles. There is no
admission charge.
Hunting permits for Ridgefield
Wildlife Refuge available online
Applications for hunting permit reservations for the
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge are available online at
http://
ridgefieldrefuges.fws.gov, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service spokesperson Yvette Donovan.
Notices are no longer mailed to some 700 duck and goose hunters.
Duck and goose hunting has been allowed in about 800
acres of the refuge during specified days, since the refuge was created in 1965.
Deadline for submitting applications is Sept. 15. The duck hunting season begins
Saturday, Oct. 16. The goose hunting season is expected to begin Saturday, Nov.
11. For further information, call 887-4106.
People
Gary Thomsen,
manager of Evergreen Public Schools’ Transportation Department, has been named
the region’s Outstanding Transportation Person by the Washington Association for
Public Transportation. Thomsen’s department has been awarded the Washington
State Patrol’s outstanding rating consecutively for nearly 20 years.
News brief
The first of three public meetings to explain Clark
County’s new Home Business Ordinance is 5 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, in the
6th floor conference room in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street.
The county Community Development Department will also hold an explanatory
meeting from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, in the Dollars Corner Fire
Station, 21609 NE 72nd Avenue. The third meeting will be 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 26, in the Camas Police Station, 2100 NE 3rd Avenue.
Vancouver School District looking at third year of cuts due to enrollment
decline--Oregonian, Jason Begay
nLight Photonics contract boosts Patty Murray's visit with defense industry
people here--Oregonian, Foster Church
Neighbor foils kidnapping--Oregonian, Holley Gilbert
Clark College wary of funding arts center--Oregonian, Bill Stewart
Top anchor Paul Linnman
retires from KATU--KATU
Phelps wins fifth gold medal--USA TODAY, AP
Olympic scores--Official website of the
Athens 2004 games,
www.athens2004.com
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